EMC has reorganized into a new Emerging Technology Division and a new Core Technology Division, and has formed a new cloud management and orchestration business unit to handle cloud brokering technologies.

Veeam, which has a history of working exclusively with channel partners and offering free versions of new products, is making sure its new Veeam EndPoint Backup Free solution does not get in the way of its channel business.

HP is promoting new object storage solutions tying its ProLiant servers to software from Cleversafe and Scality, a move that comes as channel partners report scaling and other issues with HP's Ibrix-based StoreAll solutions.